Essential Job Functions:
• Prepares correspondences, memoranda, other legal documents from written and oral drafts and transcribes dictation as needed.
• Reads, sorts and dates incoming mail and ensures that outgoing mail is processed in a timely manner.
• Keep attorney’s calendar, screen telephone calls and take messages.
• Open new files, request conflict of interest checks, maintain client and general files and prepare files to be closed.
• Receive clients and visitors, maintain good public relations with clients and observe confidentiality of attorney-client relationships.
• Review bills and prepares cover letters for bills.
• Assist other secretaries as needed.

Knowledge and Skills:
• Advanced MS Office skills along with a typing speed of 60+ wpm required.
• Strong Dictaphone skills and the ability to navigate the internet are vital.
• Exceptional attention to details with the ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks and complete them under time constraints as expected by attorneys.
• Previous experience with court filing procedures required.
• Confident and cooperative team player with good customer service skills
• Flexible and independent self starter capable of working with little supervision.
• Superior ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, across all levels of the firm required.
Experience and Education:
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Some college coursework preferred
• At least 4-5 years of legal experience, preferably with Litigation, Bankruptcy/Corporate Finance, and Commercial Real Estate experience, required and 2-3 years previous office experience preferred.

Contact:

Company: Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease
Address: 106 South Main St
Suite 1100
Akron, OH 44308

Contact: Nicole Tucci - Administrative Supervisor
e-mail: nltucci@vorys.com